Questions about the proposed Mohawk-Ilion school merger were plentiful Thursday evening inside the recently updated Ilion High School auditorium.

They ranged from transporting kids to daycare to what the fate of Remington Arms could mean for the school district, a general theme was how will the school board be selected and operate.

Mohawk and Ilion residents will vote Tuesday, Feb. 12, on whether they want the two districts merged. Ilion Superintendent Cosimo Tangorra Jr. said two other propositions also will be on the ballot:

* The number of school board members — five, seven or nine.

* Length of the term — three, four or five years.

“That’s a very important decision you all are going to make,” Cosimo added.

The number of signatures needed to run for the school board will be determined by the state education commissioner.

Matt Obreza, a Mohawk resident who’s part of the Community Advisory Committee that put the feasibility study together, said many of the questions would have to be answered by the new school board.

“The biggest thing that’s going on is nobody’s talking about the kids,” he said.

However, one concerned parent Ramona Gassmann did stand up for her daughter Carly Gassmann, who attends Mohawk. When Carly Gassmann received her schedule this year and saw two study halls, she cried, Ramona Gassmann said.

“With that in mind, what’s the forecast for education next year (if the merger doesn’t go through)?” she asked.

Carly Gassmann said that she plans on transferring to Ilion if the merger doesn’t go through. “I know where I stand. It’s not going to change.”